The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-23
TnE FORCES ENGAGED.
Not all III" virtue, Intelligence ana
Patriotism Remains wan the
init'S 4 LndI's Nir,Ns

some weeks ago it i, said th.t
prominent prohibition speaker mad
the assertion that all the virtue an,
intelligence, honesty and respecta.
bility in Texas was on the Side n
\ prohibition.
from time to time this charge hs,
been made either directly or iudi
recily by many OF IN,
crusaders in this ho'v n
war. But for the fact that IN,
average prohibitiouist never reads ar
invest gates for himself.Lut accents 81.
gospel Truth. all that the most euthu.
sisstic fanatic may assert. but for hi.
say 1t would he supcriluous to spcud
moments time In considering the
above rash speech
Let All Texans who have not entire
" abandoned the habit of thinking
!or themselves, pause q moment and
consider the !ong array of emminpui
names on the side of the opposition
Uci"re they assume holy Gust Of
counteuHnce and say LOrd we thark
thte mat We are NOT rs these nnui.
prohibition men are. Dare tlcy say
OF these men That bcirg anti.lroLibi'
toul~ts, they Wc therefore ai'ti.u,r
al, atii.trmFc and anu.cvci,..
lhlhg good, pure, true and pafrioii,..
IN point Ut Intelligence, mtnpr,i,
"hu sIaicslnansMp 1re tht,rnot ran.
rcseuia i've men IN Texas. Wou.I|
ihcy rot be so considered In ntI
state, Is il possible that ali our
/ present state officials ere +, be com.
SIdrrcd rs arruyod against morality
ana 're To be c'a-sed with the u.ii
/ tcliig gent.
" hat OF this Charge rs applied to
sucl men as our CX-GoyerLor, Iub. !
DOCK. IirockmorlOu. Roberts. Ire.
,nhu' ana 10 our present governor. |
I''ss' Shoud the people OF Texas |
uANc ever made such u mistake ns TO |
Il" every pr, ant tate Office wit, |
men VINO are capable of allViug them
GIVE WIN lmmUlJ Ity ana inicmpcr.
Ahct 40. The ballot box of TrX,,-
can sum Do trusted 10 send up utolli-
Gcut returns, and 50 Wc believe If
WIZ do on TIE Attn of August proy
ing by u large majority. thAt bind
hnaucism shall not make our comm
state permanent abiding place.
How shah we Glass such mon as
Judges 81 Her, STAY ton and Cams. of
mo supreme court? Judges white.
Hurt and Wilson. Of the court of an.
pcals: Attorney Generals Ilorg md
Davidson our prc-cnt Copprr.s.
men Mills, Martin Moore. ~nyors
Grain, stewart and kilgore. orr
ulted states senator. cy.Govcrunr
Coke? Can j. ur said of these mon
that they are wanting in intr,h.
gence or sound morality? Who win
make THIS charge against Judge H,bt
N'ou'"' d uHge ". -. Wood, Judge a.
= WAGER aud Judge Sawn!o Robin
9on Mheh nave John Hancock and
~ T. GiddlnSs been far mistaken in
th'Ir advice Is TO the best policy for
the people of Texas 20 pursue: lave
, Ich men rs Judge a W. Terrell md
non seth shepard Lost sight of thn
irUr interest OF Texas and her pcopl,, =
o TINS Il-t may be added iuch names
a- shelley, Clarke, Glasscock. FEMME.
,oh' Stockdale, Gibson, rendlrion
)udge Fustave Cook and numcr-
Gus other eminent men. II those q
're wanting in intelligence or I
morality, thcn, in Texas. there has r
surely Deen a premium Oh Ignorance !
ana immortality, for these men. and I
Ithers equally eminent, have been I
IGNORED with Offices of trust and [
I~Ne discharged their several dutlo. q
vain credit % themselves and sn,j,.
action TO the people.
Among the ministry of the statc
Vho have expressed thcm,elve, ~ y
pPoscd to the theory ot prohibition.
We una the names OF Rev. DR.. +. %. 4"
Ic!' professor OF moral philosophy. ~
d our state University: Rev. Dr. "
moot, pastor OF the PRESBYTERIAN
hutch, A. Austin. Rev. DR.. Lee. rec
Or Episcopal church, Austin. Rev. y
Ming, of Bolton. and Rev. James IN
:. scott of Montgomery county. both OF
lethodlsis, If morality is n charac- CT
'rl7tlc belonging only TO that side n,
pom which are TO be found the min y,
tefN OF the gospel, then let the ants ),
,JolcG ana be exceedingly glad, for eli
yer me most bitter prohibs must re
',u't NAV at least some good can be
0nd in the ranks of the ants.
However, with II few executions pr
le entire ministry OF Texas are i'm Is
Nor OF this amendment We ac. an
~ 'hu pIehchers All due respect IN
~ are wiling to acknow ledge their &c
'lltY III the management of their sti
.urches, but in affairs Of State they
q not safe leaders. so they are TO
criticized only when they leave ~
is work tor which they claim TO be u''
II a. ana seek to become politicians, ,.'
II inns be moral question only, '''
en- 1t addresses itself 80 the min.
er, and Christianity should furnish W
remedy. II, on the other hand.
oe political question, then it is =,
10 ior us % follow the leadership OF wal a,
prriehced statesmen. the
he SPEAK err rffrrrrd ia AT tbo bo cur,
!nlhg OF this article, also placed all ''''
inc women OF Texas on tho prohl. !
ION Sldc along with all the inlelh- wr
zee virtue honosty aud respectable tioI
hI'' ms we have shown that this MO
'reo Is not supported BY the facts, poN
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